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Tuesday, 6 September 2016

REVIEW: Christworm - "Suffer No More" EP

By: Charlie
Butler

Album Type: EP

Date
Released: 09/08/2016

Label: Independent

With
the exception of some scabrous guitar noise early in “No Safe Haven”, these two
lengthy tracks are nothing more than bare riffs, tortured vocals and crushing
drums. There are subtle changes in tempo but the pace still never gets above an
inevitable, funereal crawl. Imagine Primitive Man minus the bursts of power
violence, stripped of all hope and you won’t be disappointed.

‘Suffer No
More” DD track listing:

1).
Release

2).
No Safe Haven

The Review:

Baton Rouge duo Christworm keep things simple,
stripped-back and brutal on new release “Suffer
No More”. With the exception of some scabrous guitar
noise early in “No Safe Haven”,
these two lengthy tracks are nothing more than bare riffs, tortured vocals and
crushing drums. There are subtle changes in tempo but the pace still never gets
above an inevitable, funereal crawl. Imagine Primitive Man minus the bursts
of power violence, stripped of all hope and you won’t be disappointed.

The
band maintain a bleak atmosphere throughout, the sound and lyrics in keeping
with the harrowing depiction of self-harm on the cover of this release. The
only let-up in these tracks is extended periods of cleansing drone. Chords are
left to ring out and let waves of hypnotic feedback wash over the listener,
offering some respite from the preceding drudgery. These sections hint that Christworm
may want to visit weirder places when they can spread their sonic vision over a
full album.

“Suffer No More” is a promising release
from Christworm.
Hopefully it won’t be long before they return to unleash an LP of irresistible
misery.

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